PRESS RELEASE – First BVLOS corridor in the Netherlands
Very soon drones will have an official flight path within Dutch airspace. An important milestone for the industry. The new flight route runs from the former Valkenburg Air Base (Zuid-Holland) to the North Sea and will be put to use at the beginning of 2023.
The UMV Summer BBQ
The annual BBQ was a great success!
5G on Air event
RVB: From Naval Airbase Valkenburg to drone-campus
Theo de Vries: “There is no blueprint, it is real pioneering to create a good concept for a completely new industry. In collaboration with the Netherlands Government Real Estate Company (Rijksvastgoedbedrijf/RVB), we coordinated the software and hardware step by step in order to accelerate development.”
Project X finals with NATO & Boeing
After just 12 weeks it was time for the Project X finalists to present their research on ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ to NATO, Boeing, Ministerie van Defensie and other partners & experts.
Innovation Origins: At UMV the sky is the limit!
Close to the Dutch sea, there is a field lab for sensor technology. Here, drones can fly 24/7. “This is not just an innovation center, but potentially a cluster of over 1000 employees.” Read more…
Europese subsidies for BVLOS-corridor at UMV
Drones are becoming an increasingly bigger part of our society. With the ability to fly drones beyond the sight of a pilot (also known as BVLOS flying), the number of socially and economically relevant applications will grow rapidly and the usefulness of drones will increase significantly .
Amsterdam Drone Week @ Unmanned Valley
It was great receiving you at Unmanned Valley last month during the Amsterdam Drone Week. You can find pictures of the event here.
BVLOS-vluchten in Nederland
Drones will probably fly back and forth between Den Helder, Valkenburg, Rotterdam and possibly Woensdrecht at the end of the year. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management is working on a corridor where manned aircraft can build long distances out of sight of the aircraft.
The best of UMV at the Amsterdam Drone Week
The collaboration is expected to lead to added value for the Unmanned Valley ecosystem, Arriva and the region.
